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Ben Shapiro Calls Out 'Pseudo-Socialist' Hollywood Celeb

The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro got into a Twitter war with actor and comedian Patton Oswalt over socialism and anti-Semitism following the Republican debate Wednesday.

It was something to behold.

After a less-than-friendly back and forth, begun when Oswalt called on Bernie Sanders to "HELP US," the two traded barbs. The result was Oswalt incorrectly branding Shapiro a "neocon" and eventually going silent when asked by Shapiro about how his socialism mixed with his lucrative acting career.

"What I learned from @PattonOswalt today: (1) All Jews who aren’t left are neocons; (2) Socialism means being really rich and voting Sanders," concluded Shapiro.

As Breitbart notes, Shapiro is not a "neoconservative," particularly disagreeing with the ideology's nation-building platform (here's a helpful discussion of the term from The American Conservative). Shapiro noted that the "neocon" label carries an anti-Semitic connotation among both the far right and left (as Charles Krauthammer and Jeffrey Goldberg have argued). Shapiro also noted that the only connection between himself and Kristol was their Jewish heritage.

Shapiro then turned the conversation back to Oswalt's "pseudo-socialism" and pressed him to explain how he personally lived out his "socialist" principles, a line of questions that Oswalt clearly didn't feel as enthusiastic about responding to.

Clever! Now, when do you plan to give up your millions for the sake of ending income inequality? https://t.co/hr9kjCk2OS

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